# N3257W: 1966 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 1970-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-80
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1966
- Mode S code: A38445
- Owner when cancelled: [Durham Floyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DURHAM%20FLOYD)
- Location: [Cheswold, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Cheswold)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3257W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257W-1970-06-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD70F0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0046), Aug 2, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3257W), Salisbury, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI68F0721](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0721), Apr 13, 1968: Piper PA-32 (N3257W), St.Clairvill, OH, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3257W

- [Cancelled 2013-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257W-2013-04-11): Smith George L MONI, S/N 5, built 1983. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cheraw, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Cheraw)

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